German Military Chiefs And Politicians Want a Return To Conscription

The new defence minister Boris Pistorius (right) called the 2011 phase-out of conscription a 'mistake' that assisted in alienating the public from civic institutions 

 Daily Mail: German politicians and military chiefs call for return of conscription 

* Defence minister Boris Pistorius said phase-out of conscription was a 'mistake' 

* From 1956 to 2011 German men had to perform some form of civic service upon turning 18 

Political and military figures in Germany have called for a return of compulsory military service. 

It comes after the new defence minister Boris Pistorius called the 2011 phase-out of conscription a 'mistake' that assisted in alienating the public from civic institutions, according to The Guardian. 

The German parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, Eva Högl of the centre-left SPD, encouraged the government to ask itself whether some type of compulsory military service was necessary to stop staff shortages in the German army's ranks.  

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Update: German politicians and military chiefs suggest return of conscription (The Guardian)  

WNU Editor: Quit a sight to see. Germany's political left pushing for conscription. I am old enough to remember when they were the ones who were pushing to abolish conscription.

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